Display bracket



- 1613'917 Jan.11,1927. W'F'TRITCHLER DI SPLAY BRACKET Filed DSC. 12, 1925 i mi?? 'ATTORNEYS Paieniea Jaa.1 1,1927. l *Y I y l1,613i? UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.`

Application filed December 12, 1925. Serial No. 74,978.

This invention relates to display brackets inclined shoe support 7 terminating at its for merchandise, and particularly to a upper end in aA loop or liook 8 which embracket for displaying footwear such as braces the upper edge of the box whereon shoes or the like. the bracket is anchored. An ear 9 is struck is It is an object of this invention to produce upwardly from the inclined curved portion a bracket which may be detachably applied 7 and preferably the ear is iiared in width to a shoe box, whereby a shoe may be suptoward its upper end in. order that it will ported exteriorly of the box for the-purhave a relatively wide bearing on the heel poses of display. Y l0 of the shoe l1. e 5c 10 It is a further object of this invention to The bracket has an approximately ho 1iproduce a bracket or support which may be oiital integral prop or stay l2 which termiexpeditiously applied to or removed from nates in an angularly disposed and upwardly yshoe boxes and in which the bracket is seextending foot or bearing plate 13 which encurely anchored to accomplish the purposes gages the outer surface of the box near its 55 15 intended I bottom, against whichV it is held by the It is a still further object of this invention weight of the bracket and the object which to produce a shoe display bracket which can it supports. be formed of a single piece of material and Asv has been stated, a device of the cliarin which the material is shaped to provide y acter may be manufactured by the ordinary co au anchor for engaging the heel of a shoe metal stamping processes, and it can be and retaining it in place. formed from sheet metal or fibrous stock WV ith the foregoing and other objects in vSuch as cardboard or the like, and made a view, the invention consists in the details of a comparatively small cost.

construction, and in the arrangement and I claim: en combination of parts to belier-smarter more In a display bracket, anieinber having an uily Set forth and claimed. inclined shoe supporting surface terminat- In describing the invention in detail, refing at its upper end in a hook for embracing rence will be had to the accompanying drawthe Edge 0f '3- bOI iiD-Cl llwhg 2l POF'OI'I iugs'lorming part of this application whereadapted to lie parallel with the side of the 'Ta 210 in like characters denote corresponding parts box anda flange of the lidA between the Said .in the several views1 and in which- Side/oif the box and the flange of the lid,.the

Figure l illustrates a View in perspective said member having an approximately hori-v oi a fragment of the box showing a device Zontally disposed integral bracing member embodying the invention applied thereto; merging With the lClllQl POI'OH il? the and Y 1 lower end of said inclined portion, the saidV Figure 2 illustrates a sectionalrview of bracing member havingY an angularly disthe box and a bracket thereon. Y posedportion for bearing against the outer In these drawings, 5 denotes a box and 6 Surface of the box, and av shoe heel engag- Cil ventional type. n c relation to the hook. rI'he bracket comprises a slightly curved WILLIAM AFRANCIS TRITCI-ILER.

the cover therefor, which may be of any coning part on the inclined portion in spaced 80 v 

